A rare collection of sketches by Michelangelo, made in preparation for painting the Vatican's Sistine Chapel ceiling, is on display in the United States. The Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of ...

Perhaps second only in fame to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Michelangelo's magnificent frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel opened to the public for the first time 500 years ago this week ...

It’s been half a millennium since Michelangelo finished painting the cavernous Sistine Chapel. Experts are still discovering hidden symbolism throughout his handiwork. Their latest revelation? The ...

You no longer need a plane ticket to Italy to see Michelangelo’s masterpiece at the Sistine Chapel. You can get even closer to it in Brooklyn. At Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition®, ...

In a process shrouded in secrecy, the Sacred College of Cardinals is gearing up to elect Pope Francis' successor inside the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, renowned for its extensive Renaissance art ...

One of Michelangelo's rare drawings will soon go under the hammer. Its auction will be held in New York on February 5, 2026, according to Christie's. The estimated price of this drawing is between ...

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — A new exhibit in Pigeon Forge lets families see examples of world-famous images painted by Michelangelo on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, for a fraction of the cost of seeing ...

The Florentine artist spent four years painting the challenging chapel against his will, but would have much rather been sculpting - Lucas Schifres/Getty Images Contributor Michelangelo never wanted ...

“This is not my art,” was Michelangelo’s succinct response when Pope Julius II asked him to paint a simple, geometric composition with the 12 apostles on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The artist ...

A calculated flaw in perfection. New research suggests that Renaissance master artist Michelangelo Buonarroti had etched a woman battling breast cancer into the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel. An ...

A 5-inch chalk sketch of a man’s right foot could fetch at least $2 million after Christie’s auction house linked it to Michelangelo’s ceiling in the Sistine Chapel. The tiny drawing of the bare foot ...